1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 Time went by very slow.
2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2 That he was just waiting until that moment where he would get to kill General Zaroff.
3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1 Caribbean.
4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2 Because his father was very wealthy.
5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1 That Rainford would be taken to safety.
6. What happened to Lazarus? /2 He was killed by the quicksand around the Death Swamp.
7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1 On a branch of a tree.
8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1 A quarter of a million acres.
9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1 Because moccasins don’t leave much of a trail.
10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3 Rainsford believed that Zaroff knew where he was hiding because he followed his trail there and stop right underneath where he was. I think he was right in thinking that because he seemed to be that kind of person to mess with your head, also
11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 He stocks his island by the rocks just off the shore that are deadly to ships, so he captures the deck hands, captains and passengers for his hunting game.
12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2 Rainsford was hiding behind the curtains of Zaroff’s room and killed him.
13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2 Because he got through the three nights without being killed, also being able to get into his room.
14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2 Well in the beginning of the story he was able to swim from where he fell off the boat to the island, and climb the tree the first night he was being hunted.
15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)/5 Before Rainsford fell off the boat and had to swim to an island he thought was “safe” he didn’t care much about the animal he hunted felt about it, and after his experience being hunted by a human he came out of it with empathy for the animal being hunted.
16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3
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Short Stories - Literary Devices Title: The Most Dangerous Game
Point of View:
Protagonist: Sanger Rainsford What type of character is the Protagonist? Round and Dynamic Antagonist: General Zaroff
Describe the setting On an island in the middle of nowhere with a mansion, and the mood is tense.
Type of Conflict: Man vs. Man
Describe the main conflict: The main conflict was Rainsford trying to escape from Zaroff, who was hunting for him on his private island.
Describe the Climax of the Story: When Rainsford appears from behind the curtain in Zaroff’s room.
How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? Rainsford changes his opinion from the starting of the story. He never thought about of the jaguar felt about being hunted and when he was the one being hunted, I feel he changed his mind
Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The title relates to the theme because the theme is the most dangerous game to hunt and the title basically tells you that, The Most Dangerous Game.
How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict is man vs. man, Zaroff hunting Rainsford and theme, most dangerous game to hunt being Rainsford.
How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax being Rainsford coming from behind the curtain and killing General Zaroff, and the theme since it has to do with hunting, someone had to win (one had to die).
Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):
Simile: “He lifted the knocker, it creaked up stiffly, as if it had never before been used.”
Metaphor: “An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a wounded snake.”
Personification: “The silence of a dead world was on the jungle.”
Symbol: 'Ship-Trap Island' it just doesn't represent that ships crash there but also that they never come back, same as the deck hands.
Foreshadowing (give both elements): The foreshadowing in this story is the comment that Whitney made about ‘Ship-Trap Island’ “Old charts call it ‘Shit-Trap Island,’ ” now the yacht that Rainsford was sailing on didn’t crash there he fell off the boat and had to swim there.
Irony: The fact that Rainsford loved to hunt, yet when he got to the island he was the one being to hunted.
Imagery: “There was no sound in the night as Rainsford sat there, but the muffled throb of the engine that drove the yacht swiftly through the darkness, and swish and ripple of the wash of the propeller.”
Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. Survival of the fittest this plays a role both in the story and humanity. Rainsford had to fight for his life while he was being hunted by General Zaroff, Rainsford was the fittest in the end. For humanity this is the struggle for everyday life.
1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2
Time went by very slow.
2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2
That he was just waiting until that moment where he would get to kill General Zaroff.
3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1
Caribbean.
4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2
Because his father was very wealthy.
5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1
That Rainford would be taken to safety.
6. What happened to Lazarus? /2
He was killed by the quicksand around the Death Swamp.
7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1
On a branch of a tree.
8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1
A quarter of a million acres.
9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1
Because moccasins don’t leave much of a trail.
10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3
Rainsford believed that Zaroff knew where he was hiding because he followed his trail there and stop right underneath where he was. I think he was right in thinking that because he seemed to be that kind of person to mess with your head, also
11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2
He stocks his island by the rocks just off the shore that are deadly to ships, so he captures the deck hands, captains and passengers for his hunting game.
12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2
Rainsford was hiding behind the curtains of Zaroff’s room and killed him.
13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2
Because he got through the three nights without being killed, also being able to get into his room.
14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2
Well in the beginning of the story he was able to swim from where he fell off the boat to the island, and climb the tree the first night he was being hunted.
15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)/5
Before Rainsford fell off the boat and had to swim to an island he thought was “safe” he didn’t care much about the animal he hunted felt about it, and after his experience being hunted by a human he came out of it with empathy for the animal being hunted.
16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3
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Short Stories - Literary Devices Title: The Most Dangerous Game
Point of View:
Protagonist: Sanger Rainsford
What type of character is the Protagonist?
Round and Dynamic
Antagonist: General Zaroff
Describe the setting
On an island in the middle of nowhere with a mansion, and the mood is tense.
Type of Conflict: Man vs. Man
Describe the main conflict: The main conflict was Rainsford trying to escape from Zaroff, who was hunting for him on his private island.
Describe the Climax of the Story: When Rainsford appears from behind the curtain in Zaroff’s room.
How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?
Rainsford changes his opinion from the starting of the story. He never thought about of the jaguar felt about being hunted and when he was the one being hunted, I feel he changed his mind
Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.
The title relates to the theme because the theme is the most dangerous game to hunt and the title basically tells you that, The Most Dangerous Game.
How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?
The main conflict is man vs. man, Zaroff hunting Rainsford and theme, most dangerous game to hunt being Rainsford.
How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?
The climax being Rainsford coming from behind the curtain and killing General Zaroff, and the theme since it has to do with hunting, someone had to win (one had to die).
Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):
Simile: “He lifted the knocker, it creaked up stiffly, as if it had never before been used.”
Metaphor: “An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a wounded snake.”
Personification: “The silence of a dead world was on the jungle.”
Symbol: 'Ship-Trap Island' it just doesn't represent that ships crash there but also that they never come back, same as the deck hands.
Foreshadowing (give both elements):
The foreshadowing in this story is the comment that Whitney made about ‘Ship-Trap Island’ “Old charts call it ‘Shit-Trap Island,’ ” now the yacht that Rainsford was sailing on didn’t crash there he fell off the boat and had to swim there.
Irony: The fact that Rainsford loved to hunt, yet when he got to the island he was the one being to hunted.
Imagery: “There was no sound in the night as Rainsford sat there, but the muffled throb of the engine that drove the yacht swiftly through the darkness, and swish and ripple of the wash of the propeller.”
Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story.
Survival of the fittest this plays a role both in the story and humanity. Rainsford had to fight for his life while he was being hunted by General Zaroff, Rainsford was the fittest in the end. For humanity this is the struggle for everyday life.
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